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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
14
John Veenhuis and family from Slayton Minnesota arrived Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. George Anderson, daughter of John Veenhuis.
Thousands of women seek fat loss and improved vitality. A tonic called Kruschen is promoted with a morning dose in hot water, plus reduced calories and a 30 day plan to weigh in for results, promising no hunger and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
WPA report details county wide building and transportation work from 1935 to 1939. In Bonilla, Hitchcock, Huron, Wessington, Wolsey and Yale, airports roads bridges and schools were modernized. The Beadle effort includes 292 miles of roads, eight new bridges, 145 miles of urban streets, two and a half miles of sidewalks, parks, lakes, and 11 thousand feet of runway improvements at Huron airport.
A. O Steensland of Sioux Falls Democratic candidate for the gubernatorial nomination will address listeners Friday night at 9 15 o clock CST. The speech will be broadcast from Lake Andes by remote control on WNAX with Sioux Falls and Lake Andes as the key locales.
Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment for a supplementary program begins in Huron on April 18 as announced by Beadle County social security director C. H. Cotton. Applications should be filed at the county social security office in the courthouse. Enrollment details including the number of enrollees will be announced, with enrollment to be conducted at Camp V-4725 in the State Fair Grounds for veterans.
The High School presents a three act mystery “Case of the Laughing Dwarf” in the auditorium at 8 p.m. with the orchestra playing at 7 45. Inspector Britt and Wing the oriental detective lead the plot as famous guests visit the Laughing Dwarf Hotel amid a rustic mountain setting.
George W. Lusk arrives from Le Sueur Minnesota and plans to open a Peters shoe store at 228 Dakota Avenue South in the former Fahren Dorf building about May 1. Interior work is underway and equipment purchases are being negotiated.
The Agricultural Conservation office reports 20 088 acres of county wheat insured for 1940 under a federal all risk crop policy. Signups completed by March end cover 675 farmers and 80 410 bushels, more policies than 1939. Premiums totaling 23 933 bushels fund the insurance reserve with 88 percent from AAA advances.
Hemming Johnson 73 of Wessington will receive last rites at Community Church Friday at 2 30 then burial in Wessington cemetery. He farmed 11 miles north of town and died Tuesday of a heart ailment. Survived by wife Karen and eight children. Born in Denmark in 1867, he came to the United States in 1885, settled in Nebraska, moved to Wessington in 1914 and remained here.
The United States ordered that Danish and Norwegian assets could not be removed from the United States without treasury licenses, protecting hundreds of millions in holdings as wartime measures expand combat zones and potential belligerent status remains under review. The move mirrors earlier actions to shield foreign assets from Nazi seizure and signals heightened wartime precautions.
An old style advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to keep false teeth in place with comfort. It claims alkaline non acid formulas reduce denture breath and avoid gummy or strange tastes while aiding eating and talking. Available at drug stores.
REBEKAH LODGE met in Redfield last week where Mrs. Loren Culver read a paper titled Workers and Drones. Cards were played during social hour with the prize going to Mrs. William Mowery. Lunch included a birthday cake for Miss Sylvia Woodfork presented by Mrs. Charles Hajek and Mrs. Frank Halin.
A brief notice notes the existence of thirty seven international telephone circuits in bop tons with emphasis on connectivity and cross border communication. The report foregrounds the scale of the network and its potential impact on global traffic.
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